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20. In addition, the following Staff Departments/Professional Bodies of the MOE
perform specialised functions assigned to them:
i) National Academy for Educational Management (NAEM): This Academy is
responsible for in-service training of senior educational administrators and
teachers of the secondary and higher secondary levels. This academy headed
by the Director-General, also conducts the Foundation Training of the Officers
of the Bangladesh Civil Service (Education) Cadre.

ii) National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB): This Board is an
autonomous organization under the Ministry of Education (MOE). It has the
responsibility of renewal/modification and development of curriculum,
production and distribution of textbooks at primary, secondary and higher
secondary levels.
iii) Bangladesh Bureau of Educational Information and Statistics (BANBEIS):
This bureau is responsible for and has the mandate of data collection, data
processing, data analysis, dissemination and publication of education statistics
in the post-primary education sector. It also gathers data on primary education
from DPE and publishes selected basic indicators of the primary education
sector. It has two divisions: Statistics Division and Documentation, Library and
Publication Division. After 1983, an additional computer unit was created. This
Bureau performs the role of central EMIS unit of the Ministry of Education. It is
also the National Coordinator of UIS activities.
iv) Directorate of Inspection and Audit (DIA): This Directorate is headed by the
Director and is responsible for inspection and audit aimed at improving the
standard of education of the institutions at the secondary level.

21. Furthermore, a number of autonomous bodies have their shares in the
administration of education. These are:
i) University Grants Commission (UGC): The University Grants Commission is
responsible for coordinating activities of the universities and distributing
government grants to them.
ii) National University: This is an Affiliating University responsible for academic
control of all the affiliated colleges offering programmes leading to Degree
Pass, Honours and Master’s and for conducting Bachelor degree and Master’s
examinations.

iii) Education Boards: Five Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education are
responsible for conducting the SSC- and HSC-level public examinations.
iv) Madrasah Education Board: This Board is responsible for conducting public
examinations from Dakhil to Kamil levels of Madrasah education.
v) Technical Education Board: This Board is entrusted with the task of
conducting certificate and diploma examinations in technical education.

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